A substantial improvement in one year’s time. To be exact, that’s 48% in my state higher. 52% in my region. And 57% in the US. 58% worldwide.

Am I satisfied with the results?

No, not really.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad I moved up. But I’m not happy with my scores.

I don’t have ring muscle ups. I’m not as strong as I need to be yet. My chest to bar, pull ups, and handstand push-ups all need work. So does other holes in my wheelhouse.

The fact of the matter is I’m not happy unless I’m on top.

Period.

The fact of the matter is I won’t ever be on top because there’s always someone out there better than you. I get that.

The other fact of the CrossFit Open is it’ll never cater to my strengths and thus I’ll never be on top as well.

My strengths are the long game (workouts over 20 minutes), running, body weight exercises, light-weight barbell moves with many repetitions, and double unders. We’ll never see Murph in the Open. Or running (too hard to measure). Or probably the long game.

These are the workouts I need in order to be on top.

My lamentations are irksome, I know. I just had to vent.

One thing’s for sure: I am determined to make vast improvements over this next year. To have all the moves mastered. And quickly. To perfect them as much as I can. To get stronger.